Carmen : Georges Bizet ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella by Prosper Mérimée.
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Published
Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon ;, [2010].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (167 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
fre
UPC
0044007345818, 044007345818

Notes

General Note
Title from booklet.
General Note
"Carmen exists in an independent universe where her existence is defined by her desire for men and their desire for her, always on her terms. And she burns up whomever she desires."--Booklet.
General Note
Program notes and synopsis in English (20 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
General Note
Bonus material (in English): Elīna Garanča and Roberto Alagna backstage with Renée Fleming. Backstage at the Met with host Renée Fleming: Yannick Nézet-Séquin ; Barbara Frittoli and Teddy Tahu Rhodes ; Christopher Wheeldon.
Creation/Production Credits
Director, Gary Halvorson ; host, Renée Fleming ; production, Richard Eyre ; set & costume designer, Rob Howell ; lighting designer, Peter Mumford ; choreographer, Christopher Wheeldon.
Participants/Performers
Elīna Garanča (Carmen) ; Roberto Alagna (Don José) ; Barbara Frittoli (Michaëla) ; Teddy Tohu Rhodes (Escamillo) ; supporting soloists ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet ; Yannick Nézet-Séquin, conductor.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Filmed live in HD transmission at the Metropolitan Opera on Jan. 16, 2010.
Description
Carmen, a beautiful sultry gypsy, woos the corporal Don José. Their relationship leads to his rejection of his former love, mutiny against his superior, and joining a gang of smugglers. His jelousy when she turns from him to the bullfighter Escamillo leads him to murder Carmen.
System Details
DVD; picture format NTSC, 16:9; sound formats: PCM stereo., DTS 5.1; region code 0.
Language
Sung in French; French, German, English, Spanish or Chinese subtitles.
Local note
DVD

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Bizet, G., Meilhac, H., Halévy, L., Mérimée, P., Garanča, E., Alagna, R., Frittoli, B., Rhodes, T. T., Nézet-Séguin, Y., Halvorson, G., Fleming, R., Eyre, R., Howell, R., Mumford, P., & Wheeldon, C. (2010). Carmen : Georges Bizet ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella by Prosper Mérimée . Deutsche Grammophon ;.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Georges Bizet et al.. 2010. Carmen : Georges Bizet ; Libretto By Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, Based On the Novella By Prosper Mérimée. Deutsche Grammophon.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Georges Bizet et al.. Carmen : Georges Bizet ; Libretto By Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, Based On the Novella By Prosper Mérimée Deutsche Grammophon, 2010.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Bizet, Georges, et al. Carmen : Georges Bizet ; Libretto By Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, Based On the Novella By Prosper Mérimée Deutsche Grammophon ;, 2010.

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